Match packet



June 5, 1928.. 1,672,519

W. FRIEDMAN MATCH PACKET Filed April 27, 1925 INVENTOR T Vz'lli am/ Friedrna/n/ A TTORNEYJ Patented June 5, 1928.

UNITED, STATES WILLIAM FRIEDMAN, OF NEW YORK, '11. Y.

MATCH PACKET.

Application filed April 27, 1925. Serial No. 26.055.

The objects of this invention arev to provide an improved match packet; to provide a match packet having increased utility; to protect the matches-from dampness, perspiration and the like while being carried in a persons pocket; to secure simplicity of combination, economy of manufacture, desirability and utility of the article, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawing in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a match packet embodying my invention, and

Figure 2 is an edge view of the same.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in. said drawing, the reference numeral 1 indicates a strip of matches which may comprise as many rows as desired, two rows having been illustrated for convenience. This strip of matches is protected by a packet covering 2 which is doubled, as at 3, at the lower or stem end of 25 the matches to have the end margin 4 of the covering positioned upon one side of the strip of matches and the other portionof said covering, positioned at the other side of said matches, or, as may be said for convenience in reference, at the back of said strip. This said other portion of the covering is comparatively long, extending further than the outer or tip ends of the matches, and is bent over said tip ends and back to the first mentioned margin 4 thus providing an integral back 5 and front 6 which may be swung back out of the way and give access to either the front or back sides of said strip of matches. A staple 7 passes through the lower part of back 5, match strip 1 and margin 40f the covering, for holding the parts together.

Preferably the inner face of the packet covering 2 is lined with an absorbent material 8. This material may be of any desired texture, thickness and extent, but for illustrative purposes I have shown the same comparatively thin and as extending over the entire inner face. of the said packet covering, By use of the term absorbent I include materials which will quickly and readily absorb moisture, having'a texture especially adapted for that purpose far more absorbent than ordinary cardboard, paper and the like. The material may be one of many varieties of so called blotting paper now to be had on the market or any other material found suitable or advantageous. The essential feature of the invention is the provision of an adequate medium serving to protect the matches and absorb such moisture with which it comes or is brought into contact.

While it is preferable to employ an absorbent material on the inside of a protective covering, it is within the scope of the invention to omit said covering or arrange the absorbent material otherwise with respect thereto. Furthermore other modifications and changes may be made in the manufacture and use of my improved match packet, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact structure shown as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:-

1. A match packet comprising in combination with astrip of matches having ignitable tips, a protective covering for said matches, and a quickly absorbent surface on said covering in proximity to said tips for absorbing moisture which might otherwise adversely affect said tips.

2. A match packet comprising in combination with a strip of matches havingignitable tips, a protective covering for said matches, and a quickly absorbent lining to said covering in proximity to said tips for absorbing moisture. which might otherwise adversely affect said tips.

3. A match packet comprising in combination with a strip of matches having cardboard stems and ignitable tips, a protective covering secured at the ends of said stems away from the tips, said covering extending adjacent said stems and bent over the tip ends thereof and returned adjacent the opposite edges thereby leaving the side edges of the packet open, and a quickly absorbent lining on said covering in proximity to said tips and stems for absorbing moisture which might otherwise adversely affect said tips WILLIAM FRIEDMAN. 

